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- catalog abstract "Backed by the power of the state, judges' opinions can send a person to death, dissolve a relationship between a mother and child, or sanction the racial division of a community. We like to believe that these opinions objectively enforce the law. But do they? In this stinging critique of our legal system, Thomas Ross reveals how in making and justifying their opinions, judges rely to a startling degree on personal constructs that all too often perpetuate the deep biases in society. Through close reading of judicial opinions from the late-nineteenth century to the present, Ross exposes a long history of judges' stories that claim objectivity but instead both reflect and reinforce prejudices.".
- catalog contributor b9031997.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Backed by the power of the state, judges' opinions can send a person to death, dissolve a relationship between a mother and child, or sanction the racial division of a community. We like to believe that these opinions objectively enforce the law. But do they? In this stinging critique of our legal system, Thomas Ross reveals how in making and justifying their opinions, judges rely to a startling degree on personal constructs that all too often perpetuate the deep biases in society. Through close reading of judicial opinions from the late-nineteenth century to the present, Ross exposes a long history of judges' stories that claim objectivity but instead both reflect and reinforce prejudices.".
- catalog description "Ch. 1. Law and Narrative -- Ch. 2. The Rhetorical Tapestry of Race -- Ch. 3. Their Immorality, Our Helplessness -- Ch. 4. The Feminist Nomos -- Ch. 5. Despair and Redemption.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-156) and index.".
- catalog extent "xx, 161 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Just stories.".
- catalog identifier "0807044008".
- catalog isFormatOf "Just stories.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boston : Beacon Press,".
- catalog relation "Just stories.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "347.73 347.307 20".
- catalog subject "Bias (Law) United States.".
- catalog subject "Judicial process United States.".
- catalog subject "Justice, Administration of United States.".
- catalog subject "KF384 .R67 1996".
- catalog tableOfContents "Ch. 1. Law and Narrative -- Ch. 2. The Rhetorical Tapestry of Race -- Ch. 3. Their Immorality, Our Helplessness -- Ch. 4. The Feminist Nomos -- Ch. 5. Despair and Redemption.".
- catalog title "Just stories : how the law embodies racism and bias / Thomas Ross.".
- catalog type "text".